Peatmoss from Bunnings

[Phlipper]

Some people has been asking about where to buy genuine peatmoss, well I found out just today Bunnings do sell the real thing as well as imitations.

I've been using it today to pot a few aqautic plants in terra cotta pots in the fish room.................so this is what to look for 8-) and an Australian Product as well 8-)

[Ben]

That’s the one I use,

I just boil it for 15 minutes before using it.

Helps remove any impurities

Ben

[Phlipper]

Ah cool, I'm glad I bought the right one then 8-) I dont actually use it for my general aquaria anyway, just for a plant tank with lots of terra cotta pots with various aquatic plants in them.

[fish_r]

same one iv'e got in my aquariums too...

[Robdog]

I've got some of that in some of my tanks as a layer under the sand. It doesn't lower the ph as much as I would've thought or it could be the sand buffering it back up. It's good for the plants though. It's brought an anubias plant back to life for me.

[Phlipper]

I've never found peatmoss to lower the PH much at all, but it does have a softening effect I believe, pity about the staining aspect though I reckon ?

[marg]

Boil it first Phil and you will find that it is clearer.

marg.

[Phlipper]

Yep I understand that, but by boiling it doesn't that leach out the good properties of the natural tannins for reducing PH and water softening ? So by boiling it no longer serves it's purpose, or am I mistaken ?